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leaf miner
noun
Definition of LEAF MINER
: any of various small insects (as moths or dipteran flies) that in the larval stages burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves
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First Known Use of LEAF MINER
1830
Rhymes with LEAF MINER
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